New book titled 'The Unseen Indira Gandhi' written by then prime minister's personal physician narrates various anecdotes.
According to a new book by Indira Gandhi's personal physician, KP Mathur, the day after the 1971 India-Pakistan war erupted, then prime minister was seen dusting the house.
In his book, 'The Unseen Indira Gandhi', the 92-year-old physician narrates various anecdotes that he recalls from his 20-year association with Indira Gandhi.
"I had the occasion to see PM herself changing the bedcovers on the 'diwan'...It was the day after the Bangladesh war had started and she had worked late into the night..When I went to see her in the morning, I saw her engaged in the exercise of dusting. Perhaps, it helped her release the tension of the earlier night," Mathur says in the book, reports IANS.
According to the book, Indira was in Kolkata the day Pakistan attacked India in 1971, and she immediately flew back to Delhi. During the flight, the prime minister was 'cool and composed as ever'.
Mathur in the book says she was nervous when she took charge as PM in 1966 and was not sure of herself.
"During the first year or two of her becoming PM, she used to be very tense, a bit confused and not sure of herself. She had no advisors and was almost friendless..." reports IANS.
Mathur also says that Indira Gandhi took an immediate liking to Sonia Gandhi when her son Rajiv got married. Indira Gandhi used to refer to Sonia as 'bahurani'.
Mathur describes Indira Gandhi as 'a loving mother, grandmother and an understanding and non-interfering mother-in-law.'
Mathur also says in the book that Indira Gandhi was not only religious, but also superstitious. She followed spiritual guru Anandmayi Ma, and wore a rosary of rudraksha beads received from him.
Indira Gandhi also visited famous temples including Tirupathi, Vaishno Devi several times.
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